<p>The incident occurred at Sydney&rsquo;s Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, where both babies were born in June and July of this year.</p>

<p>An investigation has revealed that an oxygen outlet installed in a wall at the hospital&#39;s neonatal resuscitation unit last year&nbsp;had been&nbsp;emitting nitrous oxide instead of oxygen but was not noticed by staff until the babies fell ill this month.</p>

<p>One of the babies died on Friday&nbsp;while the other remains in a critical condition.&nbsp;</p>

<p>No other baby received gas from the affected outlet.</p>

<p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jul/25/baby-dies-and-another-critical-after-they-were-given-nitrous-oxide-at-sydney-hospital" target="_blank">Guardian</a> reports New South Wales Health Minister Jillian Skinner as saying:</p>

<blockquote>
<p><em>&ldquo;I am profoundly sorry for the families of a newborn baby who died and another who was severely affected after the wrong gas was dispensed through a neonatal resuscitation outlet at Bankstown-Lidcombe hospital,&rdquo;</em></p>

<p><em>&ldquo;I deeply regret these families have suffered through such a devastating error. NSW Health will do all it can to support them.&rdquo;</em></p>

<p><em>&ldquo;The error was discovered after a pediatrician raised concerns about the unexpected death of the second baby,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Testing of the gas outlets found one oxygen outlet was emitting nitrous oxide instead of oxygen.&rdquo;</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>A formal investigation involving the company that installed the gas outlets&nbsp;is underway.</p>

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